REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - European Union (EU) still considers Indonesia as a strong partner in economy to work together to find solutions to address global challenges.
"Indonesia is an economic power and new commecial country with a high annual growth. It is expected to exceed six percent," said Head of EU Delegation to Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam and ASEAN Julian Wilson during the launch of annual report on development cooperation with Indonesia in 2012, known as the Blue Book 2013, this week.
The report mentioned that Indonesia had managed to reduce poverty supported by its strong economic growth and. Improvement in democratic process. EU has provided support to Indonesia worth over 300 million euros in 2012, which is channeled into the education sector (115 million euros), economic cooperation, trade and investment (32 million euros) and the environment and climate change (88 million euros).
The money also goes to good governance (18 million euro), health, water and sanitation (45 million euros), as well as disaster preparedness and conflict prevention (6 million euros). Deputy Minister for Development Funding at BAPPENAS, Wismana Adi Suryabrata added Indonesia had turned into a middle-income country. Workforce also continued to grow, created challenges and opportunities to improve productivity.
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